Moderation is a volume game: millions of uploads, milliseconds per decision. What works:
- Hive: built for exactly this, usage-based pricing around $6 per 1,000 AI-detection requests, bundled with the rest of a moderation stack (spam, CSAM, violence). - Reality Defender API: multi-modal scoring you can wire into upload pipelines, 50 scans a month to pilot. - Platform-native tools: Meta, TikTok, and YouTube run their own detection. Third-party tools supplement, not replace. - Provenance signals: C2PA credentials let you fast-pass authentic creator content and spend detection budget on the unsigned rest. Sources: CISA For individual creators, the risk runs the other way: being falsely accused of posting AI content. A documented verdict from FakeCheck gives you an explained result to point at.
